Maryam Kazmi
New Delhi
Summary
High impact executive team leader with nine years of public accounting and advisory experience; deep experience in risk and controls; effecting process and control improvement in complex environments; mature project management and team leadership capabilities; significant positive impact on audit quality and service delivery; and proven ability to develop trusting and credible relationships
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior manager, Technology Risk Assurance
Ernst & Young LLP
09.2009 - Current
- Effectively and efficiently led business process and information technology control assessment activities for large public and private companies in varying industries
- Plan, coordinate and execute risk assessments to evaluate organizations’ people/resources, processes, and IT systems and infrastructure in the context of audited financial statements/Sarbanes Oxley 404
- Mitigate company risk and improve compliance outcomes by advising stakeholders on the critical risk and success factors for financial systems and business processes
- Predict, plan and manage change (e.g., acquisitions, reorganizations, implementations, audit standards) ensuring continued appropriate risk assessment scope and strategy
- Optimize testing plans for efficiency and collaborate with client internal audit/SOX teams to ensure proper testing scope, strategy and execution synergies
- Train and manage EY and client teams on execution of the procedures
- Draft and manage appropriate reports and timely filings
- Achieve consistent on-time and on-budget execution of complex projects by creating efficient plans and budgets, establishing timelines and driving deadlines, managing thousands of budgeted hours, predicting and mitigating significant issues, effectively managing and supervising multiple teams of staff simultaneously, timely reporting of engagement progress and results to EY partners and client leadership
- Served as the primary PMO team member assisting a Fortune 200 company with their successful ICD- 10 implementation by coordinating with various teams on deadlines and reporting up the steering committee
- Assisted with the execution of multiple SOC 1 (Type 1 and 2) and SOC 2 reports, including performing testing, assisting with the management description and control framework, and quality review of the final report
- Created, piloted and implemented project management and quality innovation solutions that were adopted by EY Region leadership and teams
- Selected to serve on EY Southeast Region Quality Team and improved audit quality outcomes by assisting with internal firm trainings, PCAOB and peer review inspection support, internal engagement audit quality reviews, and internal pre-issuance reviews. Led multiple audit quality trainings of EY professionals at all levels
- Grew EY high-quality talent through recruiting referrals and interviews, completing candidate evaluations and recommending job offers
- Selected to serve on EY Nashville People Advisory Forum (PAF) and improved staff work satisfaction and retention by identifying opportunities for staff development, providing appropriate and timely feedback and counsel, and mentoring and supporting staff in the execution of their assignments
Graphics operations manager
Westerly Corporation
Dallas
05.2001 - Current
- Reported to the CEO for this privately held $50 million graphic design organization. Responsible for department operations, directing a professional staff of 14 and an annual budget of $750,000.
Staff accountant
Universal Safety Response/Smith & Wesson Security Solutions
08.2008 - 09.2009
- Handled the daily A/P processes, including the input of all invoices timely and accurately, renegotiating supplier terms, identifying errors/overpayments and implementing improved documentation retention system
- Processed expense reports for 100+ employees and implemented a training program that reduced questions to field employees and led to a more efficient month-end accrual calculation
- Acted as primary coordination liaison to the external auditor for all departments that significantly improved cooperation and efficiency of the audit
Web content manager
Overly Productions, Ltd.
Dallas
05.1997 - 05.2001
- Reported to the VP, Operations for this privately held $20 million web development organization. Responsible for web content department operations and staff leadership. Annual budget of $450,000.
Production coordinator
MIS Experts, Inc.
Dallas
03.1992 - 05.2001
- Leading member of the development team for this 10-person, $1.2 million annual professional services corporation.
Education
BS - Accounting, Information Systems Management
Auburn University
BS - Computer Information Sciences
Texas A&M University
MBA - Financial Analysis, nonprofit management
Kelley School of Business Indiana University
BS - Accounting, Mathematics
Kelley School of Business Indiana University
Skills
- Anti-corruption/anti-bribery
- Export/import compliance
- Corporate investigations
- Ethics and compliance
- Government relations
- Antitrust law
- Anti-money laundering
- Data protection and privacy
- Security and facilities management
Technology And Computer Skills
- Experience performing audits on the following: active directory, mainframe, DB2, RACF, Oracle DB, Unix OS, AS400 OS, Windows OS, SQL DB, SAP, Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, Kronos, Lawson, Hyperion, ADP, Ultipro, FAS, and multiple other customized applications and third-party applications.
- Proficient in data analysis tools and methods; manage and execute data analysis, journal entry and computer-aided auditing technique.
- Strong Microsoft Office suite skills and experience.
Timeline
Senior manager, Technology Risk Assurance
Ernst & Young LLP
09.2009 - Current
Staff accountant
Universal Safety Response/Smith & Wesson Security Solutions
08.2008 - 09.2009
Graphics operations manager
Westerly Corporation
05.2001 - Current
Web content manager
Overly Productions, Ltd.
05.1997 - 05.2001
Production coordinator
MIS Experts, Inc.
03.1992 - 05.2001
BS - Accounting, Information Systems Management
Auburn University
BS - Computer Information Sciences
Texas A&M University
MBA - Financial Analysis, nonprofit management
Kelley School of Business Indiana University
BS - Accounting, Mathematics
Kelley School of Business Indiana University
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